Valerie Mendes Bücher

Larkswood House. Schon der Name verströmt Eleganz und gediegenen Reichtum. Dort leben die Kinder der Familie Hamilton: Edward, Cynthia und Harriet. Sie kennen nichts anderes als Wohlstand, Sicherheit und ein privilegiertes Leben. Doch im Sommer 1896 zerbricht dieses scheinbar so selbstverständliche Glück. Mehr als vierzig Jahre später, kurz vor Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkriegs, kommt die junge Louisa Hamilton nach Larkswood House, um sich von einer Krankheit zu erholen. Zum ersten Mal trifft sie dort ihren Großvater Edward, der gerade aus Indien zurückgekehrt ist – verbittert und verstört von seinen schrecklichen Erinnerungen, doch voller Freude an seiner Enkelin. Louisa bleibt und verliebt sich – in das alte Haus und in den jungen Gärtner Thomas Saunders. Auf dem Dachboden finden die beiden ein altes Familienbild. Doch als Louisa mehr über die Menschen auf diesem Bild erfahren will, trifft sie auf eine Mauer des Schweigens. Bald ist klar, dass Edward ein düsteres Familiengeheimnis hütet, das auch Louisas Liebe zu Thomas in Gefahr bringt. Doch während die Bedrohung des Krieges immer näher kommt, bleibt ihr nicht viel Zeit, den Rätseln von Larkswood House auf die Spur zu kommen …

Presenting the history of fashion, this title tells the story of men's and women's fashionable dress. It features over 200 illustrations which show clothes for different occasions, and also includes various fashion accessories.

An authoritative account of the history of fashion from 1900 to today, fully illustrated in color. From the turn-of-the-century S-bend silhouette to celebrity couture of the new millennium and the evolution of streetwear, this comprehensive survey explores the significant developments in fashion since 1900. Authors Amy de la Haye and Valerie Mendes focus on key movements and innovations in style for both men and women, and explore trends through the work of the most original and influential designers. Chapters are organized around crucial shifts in style and major world events, and exciting advances in fashion are placed within their socioeconomic, political, and cultural contexts. International in scope, this new edition includes updates to the text, including chapters on the most important new designers and the impact of online shopping. Fully illustrated in vibrant color throughout,Fashion Since 1900 includes a helpful reference section with an extensive bibliography.

This attractive series reveals the V&A;'s spectacular and extensive pattern collections. Each title in the series includes a free CD of high resolution images. Novelty Patterns showcases the innovative and fanciful decoration employed for lightweight fabrics made between the early 1920s and the late 1940s.

Contains words by Valerie Mendes and pictures by John Lobban.This first picture dictionary is for young people learning English. It contains 138 illustrations of the most useful everyday words, each clearly labelled, which provide an easy-to-remember introduction to the English alphabet and a first English vocabulary. Also listed are numbers 1-20, the days of the week and the months of the year. Advice and notes for parents and teachers is included.

When Beatrice married Victor Davenport she intended to have his children. He's a wealthy banker, used to getting his own way. Neither of them bargained for one summer's evening and its unexpected guest. Set in London, New York and Oxfordshire in 1911, this new novel explores a British marriage under threat, a family wrecked by infidelity and scandal - and an explosion of forbidden love.

People, places, things and ideas dominate this collection of poems from Valerie Mendes, whose first offerings were published when she was six years old. Here is her choice of her Top Seventy poems. They take us from her London childhood to her years spent in Oxford and Woodstock, with a special section about birds in woods, farms and on the coast, to others dedicated to the gardens surrounding Blenheim Palace and the special magic of Oxfordshire's Wytham Woods. Polished, shining, short, pithy and true, this delightful collection marks the end of the pandemic and celebrates the dawning of a new creative day.

Eleanor embarks on a journey driven by her father's dying wish to find Moira, a quest that takes her from Oxford to a secluded cottage in Cornwall. As she searches for answers, she encounters new people who may alter the course of her life. The narrative intertwines themes of family loyalty, unresolved pasts, and the weight of promises made long ago, challenging Eleanor to confront her memories and the legacy of her father's love.